Container for flexible articles or the like



Feb. 25, 1941. H. CAHN ETAL 2,233,157

CONTAINER FOR FLEXIBLE ARTICLES OR THE LIKE Filed April 7, 1939INVENTORS. HERMANN (AH/v SIEGMl/ND HEl/M/IN.

M MM PATENT AGEN T'.

Patented Feb. 25, 1941 PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER FOR FLEXIBLE ARTICLES 01:

THE LIKE Hermann Cahn and 'Siegmund Heuman, New York, N. Y.,,assignorsto Abe Maskow, New York,

Application April 7, 1939, Serial No. 266,493

6 Claims.

This invention relates to containers ahd'more particularly to containersfor removably' holding therein a wiper or like flexible articles.

It is an object of the present invention to'provide a container of theabove nature having an open end which is substantially closable by thearticle to be retained therein.

It is another object of the invention to provide means to longitudinallyplace said article in any position within said container.

It is still another object of this invention to provide carrier meansoperable from without said container or housing to adjust the positionof said article within said container.

Yet, another object of the invention resides' in the provision of meansfor loosely and detachably connecting said article with said carriermeans.

A still further object of the invention is to pro-' vide a practical andeflicient container, simple in construction and aesthetic in appearance,especially designated for ladies handbags or'the like,

which container may be economically made of Bakelite, or other moldablematerial or any other suitable material, as for example, metal, wood,

etc. i

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide acontainer and a flexible wiper slidably arranged within andfguided bythe 'wall of said container, and, in which container there also may beprovided a compartment for receiving an article, such as, a lipstick orrouge,

the said wiper being employable to remove excess lipstick material afterthe same has been applied to the lips, etc.

Accordingly,the invention consists in the features of construction,combination of. elements and arrangements of parts, all as will beillustratively set forth in the following description, and the scope ofthe application of which willbe indicated in the appended claims.

With these and other objects in view there have been illustrated on theaccompanying drawing forms in which the invention may be convenient-Referring now to the drawing in Figure 1, there is disclosed a housingor container It] made of any suitable material, such as, for example,moldable composition, wood, metal or the like in which there may beprovided a partition I l dividing said container or jacket l0 into twocompartments l2 and I3. Compartment I3 may contain a lipstick [4 orother article, such as, rouge, powder pack, etc. This article I4 isfixed within a sleeve or similar connecting means I5 to the holder I6,the latter-also serving as a cover for one end of the tube container I0.Article l4 may be withdrawn from compartment l3 by pulling holder l6 aswith fingers of the user's hand. Compartment I2 is provided with an openend I! and also with a perforation l8 adjacent partition II. A wiper orhandkerchief l9 made of suitable fabric or other material convenient forthe desired purpose is drawn partly through a ring member 20, whichmember is connected to a carrier or cord or elongated sustaining means2| at 22, as by means of a knot. The flexible, carrier 2| may beprovided with a gripping portion or member 23 to manipulate saidwiperfrom without said housing I 0.

Member 23 forms an abutment against the surrounding wall of opening orperforation [8 to hold the wiper captive. The free end I! ofcompartment, [2 may be closed or blocked by the thickened wiper materialI9 at the free portion thereof; and because the other portion of saidwiper material is drawn through ring member 20, an additional thicknessof material is provided as indicated at 24 to enable frictionalengagement between said material and the inner wall '25 of saidcompartment l2.

, It is evident that to use the wiper I9 the same i may be gripped atits free end 26 and withdrawn from compartment l2, the strip 2i and ring20 will naturally follow this wiper movement till member 23 is adjacentthe opening l8 and being stopped by the outer wall 21 of the compartment I2.

, Itjis further evidentthat the wiper I9 may be easily removed from ringmember 20 and another 1 one readily substituted therefor.

In Figs. 2 to 4 the container Illa is provided with) opposite elongatedslots 28, 29 forming 1 guideways for the slide or carriage 3i] guided insaid slots as, for example, by means of pins 3|, 32. Slide 30 isprovided with a perforation 33 through which passes the flexible stripor cord 34 carrying at one of its ends a loop or ring member 35 to whichmay be attached the wiper l9a to provide for simultaneous longitudinalmovement of the wiper Ma and slide 30; the cord 34 is provided with aknot 36 at one face of slide 311'. The cord 34 may be provided with agripping member 3]. The extremities of the slots 28, 29 determine theextreme operative position of wiper l9a (Fig. 4) and its inoperativeposition (Fig. 2).

While. in Fig. 1 the wiper I9 is withdrawn from container or tubularmember ID by pulling the free end 26 of wiper, in the modification shownin Figs. 2 to 4 the heads or manipulators 31a;

and 32a of the pins 3|, 32 are employed as gripv :ner portions normallyextend beyond said jacket and constitute means for withdrawing saidhandkerchief from said jacket, said jacket having sides frictionallycooperating with said handkerping members to negotiate the'wiper 1912'into and/or out of the tubular member or container Illa through slide30.

The container or device heretofore described may be employed for variouspurposes, other than that already mentioned. It may be further used forcontaining a shoe powder or polish material instead of lipstick l4 andthe wiper may then be utilized to rub said material into th shoe orpolish the latter.

Bythe various means heretofore described,'a wide'range of variation ormodification of charactefi$tics may be had. 5

t From the above description it will be apparent that there is thusprovided a device of the character described possessing the particularfeatures of advantages before enumerated as desirable, but whichobviously is susceptible of modification and its form, proportions,detail construction and arrangement of parts without departing from theprinciple involved or sacrificing any of its advantages.

' While there has been shown and described and pointed out thefundame'ntalnovel features of the invention as applied to preferredembodi ments, it will be understood that various omissions andsubstitutions and changes in the form and'det'ail's of the deviceillustrated and its opera! tion' may be made by those skilled in the artwithout departing from the'spirit' of the invention i V Having thusdescribed the invention, what is claimed as'new and desired to: secureby 'Letters Patentis:

1. In (combination, a hollow jacket, elongated and i manipulatablesustaining j 'm'eans slidably guided relative to said jacket and. havingan inner end 'dispos'ed'within said jacket, 2. ring carried by saidinner end, a handkerchief removably carried by said ring, saidsustaining means adapted to be slidably displaced relative to saidjacket for covering or uncovering of saidhandkerchief, said handkerchiefhaving corner portions, stop means to limit displacementof said.

handkerchief relative to said jacket to prevent covering of said cornerportions by said jacket whereby'said corner portions normally extendbeyond said jacket and constitute means for withdrawing saidhandkerchief from said jacket,

said'jacket having sides frictionally cooperating with 'saidhandkerchief in the covered relation of said handkerchief to preventaccidental withjacket and having an inner end disposed within saidjacket and an outer manipulatable end disposed outside thereof, a ringcarried by said inner end, a handkerchief having a central portionthereof threaded into and removably carried by said ring, saidsustaining means adapted to be slidably displaced relative to saidjacket for covering or uncoveringof said handkerchief, said handkerchiefhaving corner portions, stop means to. limit displacement of saidhandkerchief relative to said jacket to prevent covering of said cornerportions by said jacket whereby said corchief in the covered relation ofsaid handkerchief to prevent accidental withdrawal thereof from saidjacket, and means to limit the extent of the withdrawal of saidhandkerchief from said jacket 3, In combination, a hollow jacket,areciprocable carriage slidably guided within and by said jacket, a cordca'rriedby said carriage and having an inner enddisposedwithin saidjacket 'and a manipulatable portion disposed outside thereof, a ringcarried by said inner end, a handkerchief removably carried by saidring, said carriage having manipulatable'mea-ns for actuating saidcarriage to displace said handkerchief in and out of said jacket-saidhandkerchief having corner portions, stop means to limit'displacement ofsaid handkerchief relative to said jacket to pree vent covering of saidcorner portions by said jacket whereby said corner portions normallyextend beyond said jacket and constitute means for withdrawing saidhandkerchief from said jacket, said jacket having sides frictionallycooperating with said handkerchief in the'covered relation of saidhandkerchief toprevent acci-i dental withdrawal thereof from saidjacket, and

means to limit the event of the withdrawal of" said'handkerchief fromsaid jacket.

4.1m combination, a jacket, a ccr havmg an" inner end extending withinand a inanipulatablei end extending outside of saidjacket, a, ring car-lri ed by said inner end, a wiper removably, sus:

tained by said ring, and means to? limitfithe disend extending outsideof said jacket, afring carried by said inner end, ,a'wiper having acentral zoneportion removably sustained by said ring," means forslidably guiding the displacement of saidcord relative to saidjacket','.and' means to limit the displacement of saidf'wiper relativeto saidjacket. .1.

6. Incombination, a jacket, a carriage slidably guided by saidfjacket;a; cord threaded through saidcarriage and having an innerend extendingWithin and a. manipulatable end extending out side of said jacket, aring carried'by said innerend, a wiper removablysustained bysaid ring,

manipulatable means for actuating'said 'carriage,' and means to limitthe displacementof saidcar-'" riage relative to said jacket. j

' HERMANNCAHNKT .SIEGMUND HEUMANY I

